$5.50WW2 USN Northampton Class Cruiser

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The Northamptons were a class of six heavy cruisers built for the United States Navy in the late 1920s and early 1930s.    The Northamptons were so called Treaty Cruisers in that their design were constrained by the Washington Naval Treaty.    The six ships of the class fought in WW2 were USS Northampton, USS Chicago and USS Houston were sunk in combat in the Pacific.    THe Miniature is supplied as the hull and a seperate srue containing the turrets and crane and plane launchers    The model is designed in 1/1800 scale but prints at 1/2400 perfectly.    We have tested a few of our designs at two additional scales: 1/3000 and 1/1200 which have all turned out really well. At 1/3000 scale though some components are very small and require additional patience when assembling.